American company
RightsFlow| Company type | Private company |
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| Genre | Music |
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Founder | Patrick Sullivan (President, Founder and CEO)
Benjamin Cockerham (Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer) |
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| Headquarters | New York City ,United States |
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| Services | Accounting
Administration
Licensing |
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| Owner | Google (2011–present) |
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| Parent | YouTube |
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| Website | rightsflow.com |
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RightsFlow Inc is an Americanmusic licensing company founded in 2007.[1] RightsFlow is headquartered in New York City. It was co-founded by Patrick Sullivan andBenjamin Cockerham.[2]
Since its inception, RightsFlow has developed a broad client base, serving over 16,000 clients[3] include notable entities such as YouTube,[4]Muzak,Wolfgang's Vault,[5] andRhapsody,[6] Additionally, it collaborates with platforms likeCDBaby, Disc Makers, We Print Discs, andZynga.[7] RightsFlow gained recognition for its workplace environment, ranking No. 8 onCrain's New York "Best Places to Work in NYC" in 2011.[8] The company was acquired byGoogle on December 9, 2011 and now operates as a subsidiary ofYouTube.[9][10]
RightsFow provided online music services, enabling record companies, distributors and artists the ability to license music and lyrics while also managing payments for the rights holders.[11] Through its LimeLight service, RightsFlow facilitates the acquisition ofmechanical licenses for individuals, artists and bands.[12] Through their MySpark service, the company simplifiescopyright registration with theUnited States Copyright Office.
- ^Christman, Ed."RightsFlow Builds A Business Around Clearing Song Rights" – March 18, 2011 article fromBillboard
- ^Billboard staff."Power Players: 30 Under 30" – August 21, 2010 article fromBillboard
- ^LeBlanc, Larry."In The Hot Seat With Larry LeBlanc: Patrick Sullivan"Archived March 4, 2016, at theWayback Machine October 25, 2011 article fromCelebrity Access
- ^O'Dell, Jolie."YouTube Enlists Help for Music Rights Management" February 10, 2011 article fromMashable
- ^Osorio, Alexandra."Also: Rightsflow+Wolfgang's... news post"Archived March 7, 2012, at theWayback Machine March 3, 2011 post onDigital Music News
- ^Ha, Anthony."RightsFlow Raises $1.5M to Help Manage Music Licensing"Archived March 13, 2022, at theWayback Machine – August 26, 2009 online article fromVentureBeat.
- ^Tartakoff, Joseph."RightsFlow Raises $1.5Million for Music Licensing and Royalty Payment Platform"Archived September 2, 2009, at theWayback Machine – August 26, 2009 online article fromPaidContent.
- ^Crain's New York.[1] December 5, 2011 online list fromCrain's New York.
- ^Smith, Ethan."Google Acquires Music Royalty Manager RightsFlow" – December 9, 2011 article on theWall Street Journal Online
- ^Sisario, Ben."Media Decoder: YouTube Buys Company That Processes Music Royalties" – December 9, 2011 article on The New York Times Media Decoder blog
- ^Lao, Reena."Rightsflow Scores $1.5 Million for Consumer-Facing Site to Obtain Music Rights" – August 26, 2009 online article fromTechCrunch.
- ^Peoples, GlennBillboard Biz Business Matters – June 4, 2010 online article fromBillboard Biz.
